Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much has happened 21. As was discussed before, it was not 22 the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic 23, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the 24 of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution 25 up, beginning with transport, the railways and leading 26 through the telegraph, the telephone, radio and motion pictures 27 the 20th century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in 28. It is important to do so.
It is generally recognized, 29, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, 30 by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, 31 its impact on the media was not immediately 32. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became personal too, as well as 33 , with display becoming sharper and storage 34 increasing. They were thought of, like people, 35 generations, with the distance between generations much 36.
It was within the computer age that the term information society began to be widely used to describe the 37 within which we now live. The communications revolution has 38 both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been 39 views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. Benefits have been weighed 40 harmful outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.
21.[A]between[B]before[C]since[D]later
22.[A]after[B]by[C]during[D]until
23.[A]means[B]method[C]medium[D]measure
24.[A]process[B]company[C]light[D]form
25.[A]gathered[B]speeded[C]worked[D]picked
26.[A]on[B]out[C]over[D]off
27.[A]of[B]for[C]beyond[D]into
28.[A]concept[B]dimension[C]effect[D]perspective
29.[A]indeed[B]hence[C]however[D]therefore
30.[A]brought[B]followed[C]stimulated[D]characterized
31.[A]unless[B]since[C]lest[D]although
32.[A]apparent[B]desirable[C]negative[D]plausible
33.[A]institutional[B]universal[C]fundamental[D]instrumental
34.[A]ability[B]capability[C]capacity[D]faculty
35.[A]by means of[B]in terms of[C]with regard to[D]in line with
36.[A]deeper[B]fewer[C]nearer[D]smaller
37.[A]context[B]range[C]scope[D]territory
38.[A]regarded[B]impressed[C]influenced[D]effected
39.[A]competitive[B]controversial[C]distracting[D]irrational
40.[A]above[B]upon[C]against[D]with
答案精解
文章前幾句的大概內容是說，人們總是把20世紀電視的發展與15世紀和16世紀印刷術的傳播相比較。然而其間有很多的事情發生。直到19世紀，伴隨著小冊子、書籍以及期刊的興起，報紙才成為前電子時代主要的媒體。
21.[A]
根據句子前後邏輯關係和前一句時間狀語的提示。between這裡意思指20世紀與15世紀和16世紀之間。[B]before、[C]since和[D]later三項顯然都不能全面表達這個意思。
22.[D]
根據是片語固定搭配。It was not until...直到……才……
It is I that have lunch with my is lunch that I have sith my sife.
It is with my wife that I have lunch.
強調句型常和until混在一起
直到早上九點商店才開門。The shop is not open until 9 o'clock.
It is until 9 o'clock that the shop is not open.
It is not until 9 o'clock that the shop is open.
23.[C]
medium 媒體media 媒體的總稱
24.[B]
根據詞義和搭配。in the company of伴隨著，和……一起。[A]process過程，程序，後面搭配多是表示行動的詞。[C]light用在短語in a new light以新的見解，come to light出現，顯露。[D]form形式，形狀。
25.[B]
gather up 聚集 work up 逐步建立
pick up 接某人，撿…… speed up加速
25題以後是分述，採用的是分詞形式。
26.[A]
根據句子意思和詞語搭配。on這裡表示持續性，這句話意思是交通和通訊技術革命一直佔據領先位置。
27.[D]
根據句子意思和詞語用法。into表示時間進入20世紀
28.[D]
根據詞語搭配和句子意思。perspective觀點，看法，固定短語in perspective觀察合理地，看法適當地。例子：Judge sb.'s role in perspective合理地評價某人的作用。[A]concept觀念，概念。[B]dimension尺度，維度。[C]effect結果，效果。
29.[C]
根據句子意思和詞語用法。however插入在句子中間，用逗號與句子前後隔開，表示轉折，然而，可是。[A]indeed表示讓步，當然，確實。[B]hence要與句子連用，不隔開，因此，從此。[D]therefore用在句子開頭，It is generally recognaized 公認的是。30題所在的句子為插入成分29題所在的句子為一標準的判斷句;而29題所在的地方為轉折。
30.[B]
根據句子意思。followed伴隨，隨後。[A]brought、[C]stimulated和[D]characterize不符合句子意思。integrated circuit 積體電路 根據時間線索也只能為B。
31.[D]
根據句子邏輯關係。選項連線的兩個句子表示讓步關係。although(儘管，雖然)引導的從句中出現的否定詞not可以看作是提示線索的標誌詞。[A]unless除非，表示條件。[B]since因為，既然，表示原因。[C]lest惟恐，以免，引導虛擬語氣從句。
32.[A]
根據句子意思。apparent明顯的。[B]desirable想要的，值得的。[C]negative消極的，否定的。[D]plausible似是而非的，似乎合理的。
33.[A]
根據句子邏輯關係和詞義。institutional制度上的，與句子中personal相對。這裡處在一種排比結構當中。修飾計算機的三個詞是：smaller powerful personal[B]universal普遍的`，通用的。[C]fundamental基礎的，基本的。[D]instrumental工具性的。
34.[C]
根據是詞語用法和搭配。storage capacity容量。[A]ability能力，才幹。[B]cap實際能力，效能。[D]faculty才能，本領。
with display becoming sharper 是獨立主格結構
分詞結構：是跟在一句話之後的由分詞開頭的結構，它的左右是對前面的句子進行補充修飾說明。這個結構的特點是它一定有邏輯主語而且這個主語一定是前面句子的主語。考試論壇
獨立主格結構：跟在一個句子之後，對前面的句子進行補充修飾說明，其與分詞結構的觀點不同點在於，它有自己的主語而分詞結構沒有自己的主語。
35.[B]
根據句子意思和慣用法。in terms of就……而言，從……方面說。[A]by means of通過……方法(手段)。[C]with regard to關於。[D]in line with與……一致，符合……。 根據句子意思和詞語修飾關係。smaller在句子中修飾distance。這裡也是一個獨立主格結構。主語是the distance[A]deeper、[B]fewer和[C]nearer都不能和distance構成修飾關係。
37.[A]
根據是句子意思和詞義。前後夾擊的結構，這兩個詞都表示範圍，但是都只是表示平面的範圍context 語境——社會大環境。[B]range範圍，領域。[C]scope活動範圍，機會，餘地。[D]territory 表示一個疆域根據句子意思和詞語搭配。influenced和主語revolution以及後面的三個賓語搭配，意思通順。其他三項都不能兼顧這些修飾關係。[A]regarded當作，看作，重視。[B]impressed留下印象。[D]effected招致，實行，達到。effected 沒有這個affect 影響(負面的影響)influenced 中性的影響
39.[B]
根據句子意思和詞語用法。文章在這裡進入了一個新的意群。這是個轉折句，controversial views有爭議的觀點，不相同的看法。[A]competitive競爭的。competing 互相競爭[C]distracting分配的。[D]irrational無理性的，失去理性的。
40.[C]
根據句子意思和詞語搭配。weighed在句子的意思是權衡，比較。
